Is Alejandro a boy or girl name?
Alejandro is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,992 boys were named Alejandro, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.6% of the 145,614 US babies named Alejandro were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #184
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Alejandro since 1885
- 145,614
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 4,577 babies
Boys and girls named Alejandro, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 66 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 228 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 732 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 775 | 5 | 0.6% |
| 1940s | 938 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,713 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 3,099 | 10 | 0.3% |
| 1970s | 9,134 | 81 | 0.9% |
| 1980s | 15,316 | 223 | 1.4% |
| 1990s | 35,176 | 350 | 1% |
| 2000s | 43,115 | 153 | 0.4% |
| 2010s | 25,030 | 24 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 9,426 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,992 | #184 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,835 | #200 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1,964 | #194 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1,843 | #206 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1,792 | #212 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1,971 | #201 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1,900 | #208 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 2,032 | #195 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 2,208 | #181 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 2,316 | #180 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 2,602 | #158 | 6 | #14,666 |
| 2013 | 2,469 | #165 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 2,729 | #148 | 5 | #16,991 |
| 2011 | 3,091 | #130 | 5 | #16,887 |
| 2010 | 3,712 | #103 | 8 | #12,328 |
| 2009 | 3,443 | #121 | 6 | #15,336 |
| 2008 | 4,168 | #105 | 8 | #12,622 |
| 2007 | 4,281 | #103 | 13 | #9,028 |
| 2006 | 4,551 | #96 | 12 | #9,311 |
| 2005 | 4,481 | #97 | 11 | #9,482 |
| 2004 | 4,451 | #99 | 14 | #7,843 |
| 2003 | 4,317 | #100 | 20 | #5,803 |
| 2002 | 4,356 | #92 | 19 | #5,905 |
| 2001 | 4,557 | #88 | 20 | #5,578 |
| 2000 | 4,510 | #89 | 30 | #4,083 |
| 1999 | 4,319 | #88 | 18 | #5,672 |
| 1998 | 4,044 | #95 | 27 | #4,145 |
| 1997 | 3,998 | #99 | 30 | #3,717 |
| 1996 | 3,676 | #107 | 31 | #3,571 |
| 1995 | 3,530 | #107 | 34 | #3,291 |
| 1994 | 3,468 | #105 | 37 | #3,100 |
| 1993 | 3,535 | #103 | 48 | #2,573 |
| 1992 | 3,176 | #113 | 62 | #2,156 |
| 1991 | 2,787 | #118 | 25 | #4,059 |
| 1990 | 2,643 | #125 | 38 | #2,958 |
| 1989 | 2,085 | #148 | 32 | #3,253 |
| 1988 | 1,608 | #176 | 26 | #3,585 |
| 1987 | 1,586 | #173 | 17 | #4,662 |
| 1986 | 1,633 | #165 | 24 | #3,555 |
| 1985 | 1,459 | #179 | 21 | #3,856 |
| 1984 | 1,320 | #190 | 19 | #3,995 |
| 1983 | 1,334 | #187 | 25 | #3,245 |
| 1982 | 1,499 | #173 | 24 | #3,419 |
| 1981 | 1,489 | #168 | 11 | #5,893 |
| 1980 | 1,303 | #187 | 24 | #3,413 |
| 1979 | 1,241 | #197 | 14 | #4,847 |
| 1978 | 1,108 | #202 | 11 | #5,571 |
| 1977 | 1,082 | #206 | 9 | #6,354 |
| 1976 | 1,076 | #203 | 13 | #4,619 |
| 1975 | 1,024 | #211 | 6 | #7,999 |
| 1974 | 870 | #237 | 9 | #5,781 |
| 1973 | 763 | #257 | 11 | #4,874 |
| 1972 | 702 | #276 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 681 | #292 | 8 | #6,014 |
| 1970 | 587 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 516 | #348 | 5 | #7,486 |
| 1968 | 421 | #379 | 5 | #7,028 |
| 1967 | 310 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 313 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 282 | #464 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 300 | #458 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 262 | #494 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 247 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 247 | #506 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 201 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 211 | #539 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 205 | #537 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 211 | #534 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 178 | #567 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 154 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 161 | #582 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 152 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 175 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 149 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 117 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 117 | #633 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 134 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 116 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 105 | #626 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 86 | #650 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 94 | #633 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 69 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 60 | #839 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 72 | #729 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 85 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 64 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 61 | #785 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 74 | #697 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 62 | #775 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 81 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 78 | #691 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 81 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 83 | #669 | 5 | #4,427 |
| 1931 | 89 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 102 | #605 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 83 | #675 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 79 | #714 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 88 | #690 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 67 | #803 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 87 | #690 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 58 | #917 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 70 | #791 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 63 | #863 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 70 | #814 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 67 | #817 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 41 | #1,063 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 37 | #1,125 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 42 | #1,003 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 31 | #1,176 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 24 | #1,372 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 23 | #1,221 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 14 | #1,441 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 9 | #1,749 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 7 | #1,316 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 11 | #896 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,023 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,094 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 7 | #1,003 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 8 | #877 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 8 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,014 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,060 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,166 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,123 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #997 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 5 | #929 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #940 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Alejandro reached #88 in 1999. As a girl name, it reached #2,156 in 1992. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Alejandro
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.